The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1887-10-05
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The food caused by the overflow Of the
Nile has destroyed the buildings OF the
English and American consulate at Luxor.
The candy mandatory Of NJ. E. Page Il
Co., Lake street, Chicago, was destroyed
bv fire the other night. Loss about el50,O0o.
The signal office has decided to discon-
tinue the signal station at Mt Washington,
N. H., during the winter months. The
station at Pixies Peak, Col, 10 also about
to be abandoned.
The Second National bank, Of McPher-
son, Kan, capital ,0O0 has been author.
ICED to commence business.
A collision occurred on the Midland rail-
way, near Dorcaster, England, the other
day, in which twenty-four persons were
killed and seventy badly injured.
Bell Hamlin trotted a mile against her
own time at the Cleveland, O., race course,
the other day, lowering her record, making
it 2:13%.
Ex-Governor Luke Pryor Blackburn died
at the home of his sister, at Frankfort,
Ky., the other day, aged seventy-one.
General Count Auguste DC Werder died
at Berlin few days ago. He was born in
1908, and has been prominent in the wars
and politics Of his country since 1925. He
received the title of Count for his services,
and received many medals and honorary
degrees.
The Count De Paris has issued a mani
tested IN which he approves Of the recent
action Of the Royalists in the Chamber Of
Deputies, but says that the apparent calm
but ill conceals the perils Of the future
The Count predicts that Republican mis-
government will soon provoke one of those
violent crisises which seem periodical in
the life Of the nation.
Elizabeth Etrome, aged forty, who lived
alone near Lexington, Rlchland County, o.,
was found hanging to rafter in room in
her house the other evening. A light burn
ing In the room indicated that she had COM
mitted suicide the previous night. The de-
ceased had made arrangements to 60 to
live with an aunt, and it Is supposed that
regret at leaving her home led to the deed.
The German Independent Order Of Red
Men, in their session at Cleveland, O., re.
Gently, chose the following officers: M.
Ku0bausch. Of Cleveland, Powhatan;
Henry Luth, Chicago, Grand Under Chief {;
A. Rudolph, Cincinnati, Grand Assistant
Chief; s. w. Goodman, Philadelphia, was
reelected Grand Secretary, and Otto
Schwamhergh, Baltimore, Grand Treas
.urer. The next session will be held at Gin
cinnati in 1883.
Consul Plumacher, at Maricaibo, Venezu.
ella, writes to the State Department thatthe
Venezuelan government has granted con-
cession for two submarine cables between
that country and the United States. The
concession will carry with 1t liberal sub.
sidy for term Of many years, the conces.
sion will itself last seventy years. The con.
cession requires that the cables shall be
laid and in working order within two years
from the date Of the signing Of the con.
tract.
Congressman-el Nicholas T. Kane, Of
the Albany, N. Y, district, died at his
residence, in that city, few days ago. He
had suffered from consumption for many
years and his death was not unexpected.
A statement prepared at the Marine Hos
pital, Washington, shows that since May
last, when yellow fever appeared at Key
West, Fla, there have been 282 cases and
sixty-two deaths. There are now eighteen
patients under treatment there.
The town Of Lake Crystal, Mimi, was
visited by disastrous fire the other morn.
ing, destroying the following business
houses: Rowland & Reese's hardware
store, Smiths confectionery, Hamilton's
fruit store, Marston & Larsen, general
merchandise; Hanson's saloon, n. Sails
drug store, State bank and Thomas lum.
Der office.
At conference held at Dublin by Irist
landlords, few days ago, resolution was
unanimously. adopted, the preamble Of
which denies that excessive rents are
charged to tenants or that reasonable
attachments were refused In times OF dis.
tress. They claim that rents were not in.
creased in Ireland from 1910 to 1880, where
as in England, Scotland and Wales rents
were increased from thirty.four to forty
per cent. during that time.
There are rumors current in Toronto to
the effect that McGarigle, the Chicago
boodler, has been seen and recognized a
Harrisburg, town in Western Ontario
City detectives state that they can put theil
hands on him any time he is required. AL
they. want Is warrant and reward. They
confirm the rumor that he has been seen il
Western Ontario, and say that he has beer
living in small out Of the way town ever
since he left st. Catharines, and that they
have been cognizant Of the fact.
Captain James Barron Hope, editor Of thu
Norfolk Landmark, and one Of the most dis
tinguished poets and journalists in the
South, died suddenly Of heart disease a,
his home in Norfolk, Va, the other day. HI
delivered the poem at tho Yorktown Cen
tennial and had accepted an invitation o.
Governor Lee to deliver the poem at the
laying Of the corner stone Of the Lee monu
ment at Richmond in October. He was dis
tinguished alike for his smiability of char.
acter, his polished manners and his erudi.
ton.
The 8. 8. Hepworth sugar machinery
mandatory, at Yonkers, N. Y, has closet
throwing two hundred men out of work
owing to litigation about an estate. Thu
proprietors say there il no failure.
The failure Of T. J. Pope & Bros, iron
merchants, New York, proves more ex
tensive than at first reported. The liabili
ties are now placed at $500, 00O.- The as
signee asserts that from Is to 100 per cent
can be realized.
A meteor Of immense size 10 reported
from McAdam Junction, N. B., to have fall
serted to have been as large as passen
ger car. 1t caused great excitement, bu
no one is reported injured.
The French Board OF Trade Of Montrea
has adopted an address to Admiral Vignes
urging him to use his influence with hi
government to lend more assistance t,
French commercial lines. The address re
minds the Admiral that the French govern
,, ment has spent millions to favor trade will
less important countries than Canada, bu